glisomarga
Latin
Alternative forms
- glissomarga
Etymology
The first element is from Celtic/Gaulish (compare glis (“thick clay, tenacious earth”)), while the second from marga (“marl”).
Noun
glīsomarga f (genitive glīsomargae); first declension
- (Geology) A kind of marl
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | glīsomarga | glīsomargae |
| genitive | glīsomargae | glīsomargārum |
| dative | glīsomargae | glīsomargīs |
| accusative | glīsomargam | glīsomargās |
| ablative | glīsomargā | glīsomargīs |
| vocative | glīsomarga | glīsomargae |
References
- “glisomarga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- glisomarga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.